Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-03-25
force from and after July 1st, 1887.
Approved Feb. 28th. 1887. I.

33 Z. as. s.ss $sS
ANsAcT to provide for the collection of vital
Be il enactedlby the Legislature Of the State OF
IS, SECTION i The clerk Of each town. and the
nealth officer Of each village, borough or city in
facts concerning the births and deaths occurring
| therein, separately numbering and recording the
same IN the order in which he obtains them.
| designated In separate columns viz: In the
registry Of births the date Of birth. the name Of
! the child IL it have any, the sex and color Of
the child, the names aud places OF" birth OF the
parents, aud The date of the record: in the reg
istry Of deaths, the date OF death, the sex and
color. The condition, whether single; widowed or
| married, the narnes and places OF birth OF tho
parents. the disease or cause of death, and the
date OF the record. The county auditor OF each
county shall furnish each clerk or health officer
within his county. at tho expense Of the county.
book III which TO register the facts concerning
the births and deaths above provided. Pro-
viaed, however, that in cities OF over 100000
inhab II! where the duties hereby imposed
upon the health officer have heretofore been inn
posed upon the city clerk the latter shall con-
tluueto perform the same and receive the COM
pensat4on therefor.
or health officer OF the births and deaths OF their
children every householder shall give like no.
tice of every birth and death happening in the
house; the Oldest person next of kin shall give
such notice Of the death Of his kindred the
Keeper or other proper officer of every work.
house. poorhouse, reform school. jail, prison.
hospital. asylum OF other public or chant able
institution shall give like notice Of any birth ur
oeath happening among the persons under his
charge. Whoever neglects refuses 10 give
such notice for the period OF ten !lO' days after
the occurrence OF birth or death shall forfeit
sum not exceeding twenty GEO, dollars, to bs
collected as other fines are collected by law
| SEC. 5. ANY physician having attended a Der
son during his last illness shall within ten COY
days after the decease Of such person. furnish
for registration TO such clerk health officer
certificate of the duration of the last Illness the
name of the deceased, lis age, the disease OF
which the person died. and the date OF his de-
cease. And any physician or midwife having at
tended case Of confinement shall within ten 90,
days thereafter furnish for rcgstrat ion to said
clerk or health officer certificate OF the date OF
birth. sex and color OF the child wit h he names
dates and places Of birth of 1he p rents. II any
physician or midwife neylects to make such Ger
tltcate, he shall forfeit the sum or tvs uty-1iye
TO dollars, to be collected as other fines are col.
lectea by law
SEC. 4. Such clerk or health officer shall, on
or before the NTH % day of each mouth, trans
ana vital STATISTICS. upon blanks to he Furnished,
by SAID board, certified copy OF the registry OF
births and deaths which have occurred within
such town, village, borough or city during tho
calendar month immediately preceding. For
obtaining registering and returning tie facts
herein required such clerk Or health officer shall
Of his county twenty-five C25l cents for cacl,
birth or death SO obtained. registered and re-
pufled And tor neglect to perform such duties
as herein required, hc shall forfeit not
exceeding fifty (5o dollars for each offeuse. to
| be collected as other fines are collected
SEC, D It shall be the dnCy Of the 81 at board
OF health ard vital statistics to prepare and fur
lllSl to Snch clerks and health officers suitable
blanks and instructions for the making of tbs
! returns herein provided for. And the secretary
OF Said state board u health and vital stais les
shall annually OH or before the fifteenth 10 day
Of January Of each year transmit to the clerk al
the district court OF each county all OF Tie said
ret ulns received by said secretary from such
clerks or health officers, in such county during
the year ending on the last day of The prereri-
ing December her with his certificate show
ing the aggregate number cf births and deaf hs
so reported i'll such year by each sucL clerk and
health officer.
SEC. 6. The said clerk of the district court
shall Jhereupon tile the said returns so to him
transmitted, in his office, and shall also issue
each such town clerk and health officer a ,er~
t'flcate showing the amount due to them
spectlvely FOR the obtaining, registering and
porting the births and deaths aforesaid, the
same may appear from the said certificate OF
said secretary OF the state board OF health and
vita statistics. For all his said services such
clerk OF The district court shall he entitled to
receive from the county treasurer of his
spective county for recording such births and
deaths and ulaking suca abstract thereof as he
| may by Law be required tG make, t lie OF ten
llO' cents for each such birth or death. And for
ms failure to perform any OF the duties herein
provided for such clerk Of the district court
shall forfeit the sum OF fifty go dollars, to DO
| collected as other fines collected
unon the presentation to him OF the aforesaid
! certificate OF the clerk Of the district court OF
his county, shall Issue and deliver to each clerk
[ and health officer respectively his warrant upon
| the county treasurer for the amount ia said GER
t1ficate stated to be due to such clerk or health
officer, and the county treasurer upon the pres
entation OF such warrant shall pay the same to
! the person entitled thereto out OF the general
! funds i'll The county treasury.
| SEC. 8. TO cover all clerk hire. stationery and
incidental expenses OF the state board of health
| and vital statistics under This act, the sum OF
one thousand 1,OOUj dollars shall be and hereby
| Is annually appropriated.
SEC. 9. Sections 81, 80, e3. 81 and S. Ct
chapter six l6) Of General Statutes Of 1878 aud
all other acts and parts of inconsistent with
! this act are hereby repealed.
! SEC. 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its . .ssage
Approved March 9Th, 1851